2013 was a big year for us. We grew from almost nothing to more than 200 Snarkers. And it needs to be said: This is the first thing I check out on the internet every single morning.
We had about a dozen folks nominate posts, people, and comments for the Hall of Fame. From that dozen, 104 votes for the winners were recorded. Not every category had the full 104 votes - most of them were in the 70-80 range.
I'll admit that I was very surprised at a few of the nominees. There were posts I'd forgotten about, comments I'd thought no-one else had appreciated, and projects that ... well ... needed to fail.
What surprised me most when tabulating these was just how many of them were landslides.
I sure hope you guys are taking notes and saving URLs for next year's nominations process. And keep in mind: I will probably shake the categories up a bit more - "Best" is unclear, but "Funniest" isn't. For example.
But, without further ado, here are the winners and the 2013 Inductees into the Kicksnarker Hall of Fame.
The Most Useful Post of 2013:
Nathaniel Cole's List of Do's and Don'ts
This post had more than 70% of the final vote and was a runaway winner. And it's easy to see why - I think there is some solid information in there for first-time Kickstarter Project Creators.
The Funniest Post of 2013:
Eric Franklin Sharing Synnibarr Update #13
It was weird to me seeing three different nominations in this category were my posts. The voting on this one was not as large a landslide as the Most Useful Post voting, but it was still a landslide.
The Funniest Community Member in 2013 Was:
Jason Paul McCartan
It was interesting to watch the voting on this one - Erik Tenkar sprang to an early lead, but it didn't last long. The Badger won this with more than 50% of the total vote. The first runner-up was more than forty votes behind.
The Most Ridiculous Excuse For A Delay in Project Completion Was:
Mike Nystul, "I've Decided to Become a Wandering Wizard."
I was actually disappointed that Hyperdimensional Plasma Attacks didn't win this one. But I'm not surprised to see Nystul take home the Gold, here. Nystul had more than 60% of the total vote, with second place hanging out around 10%.
The Worst Project Creator Snarked in 2013:
Gareth Skarka for Far West.
This was the closest category I've covered so far, but second place still had only half of Skarka's 51 votes. I was actually a bit shocked - I'd expected Nystul to take this one. Maybe everyone has just flat given up on Nystul, making it hard to hang onto any sort of anger or frustration? I wonder if Skarka will win again in 2014 - even if Far West makes it to backers.
The Dumbest Successful Project Snarked in 2013:
Raiders of R'lyeh
Apparently we don't see the need for a clone of Call of Cthulhu that was written in the same core system (with some minor tweaks) and which also features a soundtrack and the involvement of the Pundit. This project had 44 of the votes - second place had 20.
The Project that Most Deserved To Fail (And Did):
Goaster
I'll admit - I was shocked at this outcome. There were some really terrible projects in here. Goaster won by a landslide. Apparently this community doesn't believe the world is ready for pocket coasters.
The Failed Project That Most Deserved To Succeed:
Invulnerable
It's nice to see the community rallying around one of its own. This project dominated the voting in this category, with 44 votes. The other nominees were all about 20 votes behind. This, by the way, was the category with the narrowest margin of victory.
The Fulfilled Project That Was The Biggest Disappointment:
Axes & Anvils
With more than 50% of the vote. The other nominees each averaged about five votes each. Personally, I was unaware that this had even been partially fulfilled ...
The Project With The Dumbest Add-on Items:
Truth & Trolls
The only other nominee in this category had less than a third of the votes. I don't know if it was the drink coozies, the mouse pads, the hoodies, or the very Cafe Press-ness of all of the above, but you guys seemed to really hate the add-on items this project offered.
The Project with the Dumbest Stretch Goals:
Axes & Anvils
This category had two nominees and acquired 78 votes. Six of them were for Ogre. Apparently no-one here wants to go to a dwarf-themed convention while drinking from hand-crafted dwarf-themed beer steins.
The Best Project Shared in 2013:
Tenra Bansho Zero
This category had 90 votes. Fifty of them were for TBZ.Dyson Logos' Patreo was in second place with 15 votes. It's interesting to note here that most of the nominees (and the winner) were done by community members.
The Best Post of 2013 Was:
Eric Franklin talking about Raiders of R'lyeh
This post had 52 of the 79 votes in this category. Also of note: This post was when I realized that I was not alone in my thoughts on the Pundit.
The Best Comment or Comment Thread of 2013:
Caias Ward and Craig Judd
With 79 votes total in the category, Caias and Craig nabbed 60 of 'em. Another blow-out, really.
Thanks to all of you who participated by voting and/or nominating. We'll do this again next year.
